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Join gifted scholars in a beautiful setting at the entrance to the historic Hudson Valley just 55 miles from New York City. In the ambience of rural charm and Victorian homes, learn from instructors who are passionate communicators and entertaining lecturers as well as respected scholars in their fields. Enjoy a wide variety of topics in music, history, contemporary issues, politics, peacemaking, literature, the environment, and people who have changed our world. Be inspired as you absorb stimulating information, rethink old ideas, and gain new perspectives on the world around us. As a special highlight, we'll attend a cultural event.

Highlights

• Enjoy a wide variety of topics in music, history, contemporary issues, politics, peacemaking, literature, the environment, and people who have changed our world.
• Be inspired as you absorb stimulating information, rethink old ideas, and gain new perspectives on the world around us.
• As a special highlight, we'll either attend a cultural event or go on a field trip related to one of the topics.

Program Notes

See Date Notes for date-specific topics and associated field trips.

Activity Notes

Be prepared for walking and standing for up to 90 minutes at museums and attractions, and getting on and off the charter bus multiple times. Stairs are also required to gain access to the classroom.Date Notes8/9/2015The lecture topics for this date include: The Hudson River School of Painters; Jewish Bad Boys of American Film: Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, and the Coen Brothers; The Supreme Court and Current Controversial Decisions; and The Robber Barons of the 19th Century. Enjoy guided visits to Lyndhurst, the home of Jay Gould; and Kykuit, home to four generations of Rockefellers.10/4/2015The lecture topics for this date include: A History of the British Monarchy; American Women Songwriters of the Great American Songbook; The Most Important Women of the 20th Century; and American Foreign Policy in the 21st Century. Enjoy guided visits to Eleanor Roosevelt's Val-Kill and FDR's Springwood home in Hyde Park, New York.10/25/2015The lecture topics for this date include: The Forgotten War: The Controversies of the Korean War at Home and Abroad; The 1950's: "Happy Days" - Myth or Reality; The Life and Times of Dwight David Eisenhower; and American Popular Vocal Music from 1950 - 1959: Perry Como and Ella Fitzgerald to Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley. Enjoy a guided visit to West Point, lunch at the historic Thayer Hotel, and a self-guided visit to the Purple Heart Hall of Honor.Coordinated by The Warwick Center.

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The latest in light, portable, easy-to-use QUIETVOX listening devices are available on Road Scholar programs.* Whether you are outdoors, in a crowd or in a museum environment where speaking loudly is discouraged, a listening device makes it feel like our experts are speaking clearly and directly to you. Hear for yourself on a Road Scholar adventure!

*Please note that due to the nature of some programs, the remote location or government regulations, listening devices may not be available. If you’d like to know for sure if your program will offer listening devices, just call and ask an Advisor!